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I adore Hidaka-san, and it’s not like I mutter here about her drawings, but about this warm feeling that you’ve already passed the line when you start to recognize such stuff like this in a few seconds.

Btw, the 1st one is HWSK 30ch and the 2nd is YNA’s scene 10.

#yuuutsu na asa #yna #hwsk #hana wa saku ka #hidaka shoko #manga #日高ショーコ #憂鬱な朝 #花は咲くか #mangacap

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Paige Bradley created one of the most striking sculptures I’ve seen in recent times. Her masterpiece, entitled Expansion, is a beautiful woman seeking inner piece but fractured and bleeding with light. “From the moment we are born, the world tends to have a container already built for us to fit inside: a social security number, a gender, a race, a profession,” says Bradley. “I ponder if we are more defined by the container we are in than what we are inside. Would we recognize ourselves if we could expand beyond our bodies?”

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ようじろーが動いて塗ってきます。ファッショナブルな彼は要望多かったです＾＾

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Matti Braun Bo Lak, 2014

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A clip of the saddest whale song you’ll ever hear.

I’ve just covered my face with hands. I’m so relieved to know they’ll perform together. #proudtobemania

#d'espairsray

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"Last Supper", Pavel Grishin

Erarta museum, Saint Petersburg

#hwsk #hana wa saku ka #mangacap #manga #bl #hidaka shoko

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me at 4am: who am i

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BEST POSTS OF 2013 #26: The oldest tannery in the world.

Dating as far back as the 11th century, the Chouara Tannery in Fez, Morocco is the oldest tannery in the world. Very little has changed in this historic site since then with much of the process of turning animal hides into usable leather, by washing, treating, smoothing, and coloring them, remaining the same. In this particular mode of tanning, the occupation of a tanner is considered one of the hardest, tiring and labour-intensive professions.

Using mainly sheep skin, goat skin, camel skin, and cow skin - goat and camel being the best quality - the tanning process is a lengthy one that requires great care and patience. Once the animal skins have been gathered, they are soaked in vasts that contain a mixture of cow urine, quicklime, water, and salt for up to three days, helping to loosen excess fat, flesh, and hair that remain on the skins.

Once cleaned, the skins are then laid out to dry on surrounding rooftops. When the skins are dry, they are washed and soaked in a mixture of water and pigeon stool making them supple and soft. Pigeon stool contains ammonia that acts as a softening agent, making the skin more malleable, and also loosens the animal hair from the skin. The tanner then uses their bare feet to knead the skins for up to three hours to achieve the desired softness.

Once optimum softness is achieved, the skins are then dyed using natural colorants such as poppy flower (red), indigo (blue), henna (orange), cedar wood (brown), mint (green), and saffron (yellow).

The skins are once again dried after which they are cut and sold for use for products such as bags and shoes.

(sources 1; 2)

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